way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
if so; in that case; in that situation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
form; shape; figure; visage
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
instead; but (on the other hand)
mythical two-tailed monster cat
tradition; legend; folklore
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
this world; this life; world of the living
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
again; once more; a second time
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
attendance (at school); going to school
poor physical health; bad shape
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops